Which to use
“Verbote” is a noun and “verrate” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,698
- “Verbote” frequency rank
- #23,768
- “verrate” frequency rank
- 38466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verbote | verrate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Verbot | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verraten |
Where the eye mixes Verbote and verrate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Verbote and verrate follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Verbote with verrate
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verbote is [fɛɐ̯ˈboːtə] while verrate is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verbote is recorded at frequency rank #14,698, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈboːtə]. verrate is at rank #23,768, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 38466, this pair ranks #1,563,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verbote vs verrate
Shared letters: ertv. Private to "Verbote": bo. Private to "verrate": a.
"Verbote" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "verrate" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Verbote" and "verrate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Verbote" or "verrate" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Verbote" and "verrate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verbote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verrate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,563,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verbote" and "verrate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verrate vs Verrats". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,563,254 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.